MSRP:

$1,299

Overall Rating: 5.59

Like the Creature from the Living Dead, the Sole F65 just won't die. We were hoping that they would let it die but apparently they don't believe in euthanasia. This model really has no place in the Sole lineup. If you must have a Sole the F63 is very similar but if you only put $200 with it, the F80 is a MUCH better machine overall. In the Icon line, these differences make sense between the $1,299 and $1,499 machines because they bulid one unit aimed and walkers and joggers and the other unit is aimed to hold up to runners. Sole doesn't make that distinction.

General Information

Sole Fitness is a company that sells high quality treadmills and ellipticals that are built for them by Dyaco International. These machines are primarily sold at Dick?s Sporting Goods, Sole?s website, and on various mass-market websites like Amazon.com. Sole has quickly established their brand as a good value alternative and they have very broad distribution. They have blanketed the web with so many people promoting them it is hard to turn around on the web without bumping into them?just remember that the majority of the people promoting them are affiliate sites.

Quality / Philosophy

Sole Fitness is putting good components on their machines which makes perfect sense since they are putting such a long warranty on it. They are trying to sell their machines at a value price with a high end warranty and the result is quite good. We would expect another strong year for Sole.

Outlook

From a startup just a few years ago to putting treadmills for rent in hotels all over the USA, Sole Fitness has quickly established itself as a mass-market player in the USA. The attention they have put into the quality of their machines has paid off making them a strong player in the market over the long term.